ABSA House Price Index, Medium-sized Houses (2000=100)

June, 15, 2017

South Africa, Cape Town

South-Africa.
ABSA releases a monthly house price index based on the total purchase price of houses of 80m2 to 400 m2 size, costing R3.5 million or less, whose loans were approved by ABSA. The time-series stretches back to 2006.

House price change

% change over a year earlier

South Africa, Cape Town

Source: ABSA

Quarterly Change in house prices

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2016

1.40

2.34

2.89

2015

0.98

1.12

1.35

1.36

2014

2.96

1.23

2.19

1.21

2013

0.19

0.91

0.44

2.26

2012

0.38

2.69

3.14

2.16

2011

0.57

2.18

0.55

-1.92

2010

3.83

-0.74

-1.41

0.70

2009

-2.01

-1.51

0.58

3.22

2008

0.11

0.08

0.58

-0.97

% change over a quarter (QoQ)

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter.

The figures are not adjusted for inflation, so may overstate house price rises (or understate declines).

Four quarter's house price changes may NOT sum to the annual (year-on-year) change in house prices, for statistical reasons.

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